This document contains two ancillary texts from a magazine spread and newspaper advert. The magazine spread discusses whether social media is creating an online epidemic by enabling messages to spread quickly on a wide scale, using the recent events in Sochi and treatment of the LGBT community in Russia as an example. The newspaper advert promotes a new documentary series that will examine whether social media promotes acceptance.

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Ancillary 1: Double Page Magazine Spread Ancillary 2: Newspaper Advert
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2. TECHNOLOGY
Human beings have always been very
social creatures. We first spread our
messages through word of mouth; one
to one conversation. Years later, we
could spread our messages on a wider
scale through devices including televi-
sion and telephones; one to many.
With the growth of computers and the
internet the previous media landscape
seems somewhat archaic as messages
seem to be spread around like a virus.
But is this a good thing?
Social media enables messages to
spread very quickly and on a wide scale.
This has caused audiences to learn of a
range of issues and topics including the
recent events in Sochi and the treatment
of the LGBT community in Russia in the
ARE SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES
LIKE FACEBOOK AND TWITTER
CREATING AN ONLINE EPIDEMIC?
THE
MEDIA
SOCIAL
VIRUS
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THE SOCHI CONTROVERSY
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Rosie Zein
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Support the gays in Russia! #allies
Gay Mountain | Channel 4
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Good luck to everyone out in Sochi from...
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Marisha Inoke
Support the gays? Erm, no! #fags
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3. Ancillary 2: Newspaper advert
DOES SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTE ACCEPTANCE?
A Brand New Documentary Series - Wed 10 July